horripilation
/hɒˌrɪpɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n
/noun [mass noun] literary
The erection of hairs on the skin due to cold, fear, or excitement: [count noun]: a horripilation of dread tingled down my spine...
- With this discharge - which occurs either as a humoral emission or a thermal one (horripilation, shivering) - pre-existing accruals of emotions are also eliminated.
- We are investigating ways to mimic horripilation using patterning techniques to create regions of ordered and disordered polymers.
- His physical body is being attacked by weakness of limbs, parchedness of throat, horripilation and hair standing on end.
Derivatives
horripilate
my skin horripilated...
- The tenth étude, marked Allegretto alla Barbaresca, is a thrilling and horripilating polonaise.
- My neck hair horripilates and the blood goes to my face.
- We move, with a horripilating grinding of gears.
Origin
Mid 17th century: from late Latin horripilatio(n-), from Latin horrere 'stand on end' (see horrid) + pilus 'hair'.
- in the shape of
- in the shit
- in the short run (or term)
- in the soup
- in the swim
- in the teeth of
- in the throes of
- in the train of
- in the wake of
- in the wash
- in the way of
- in the whole (wide) world
- in the wings
- in the wink of an eye (or in a wink)
- in the works
- in the world
- in the wrong
- in the year of grace (or Our Lord) ——
- in this day and age
- in this (or that) connection
- in this (or that) regard
- inthrall
- inti
- intichiuma
- intifada